OCAD 2021-04 COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Updated… — Okaloosa County, FL · BenchPath

First Cir. — OCAD 2021-04 COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Updated Operational Measures, vacates 2020-01, 2020-02, 2020-03, 2

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Special Set HearingsFirst Judicial Circuit, OCAD 2021-04 COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Updated Operational Measures, vacates 2020-01, 2020-02, 2020-03, 2 — harvested live and sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

2 verbatim mandatory provisions from OCAD 2021-04 COVID-19 Health and Safety Protocols and Updated Operational Measures, vacates 2020-01, 2020-02, 2020-03, 2.

Applies to

First Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

• COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND UPDATED OPERATIONAL MEASURES WHEREAS, the Florida State Courts System continues to address the massive effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on court operations; and WHEREAS, public health conditions have improved in that nearly half of the State’s population has been partially or fully vaccinated, and government-issued health standards provide that fully vaccinated persons do not need to wear face masks or physically distance in most settings; and WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of Florida has issued AOSC21-17, which provides that “the judicial branch can now transition to operations where in-person contact is more broadly authorized”; and WHEREAS, AOSC 21-17 directs that the trial courts shall enact new operational protocols no sooner than June 21, 2021, but no later than August 2, 2021, unless an extension is granted; and WHEREAS, the Chief Judge in the First Judicial Circuit issued AO 2021-17 directing each administrative judge to develop a protocol for their respective counties by which facility space is maximized for trial court proceedings which must be conducted in person. • A separate memorandum shall be provided to judicial stakeholders regarding the operational plan going forward in Okaloosa County.

Source of truth

COVID-19 HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND UPDATED OPERATIONAL MEASURES WHEREAS, the Florida State Courts System continues to address the massive effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on court operations; and WHEREAS, public health conditions have improved in that nearly half of the State’s population has been partially or fully vaccinated, and government-issued health standards provide that fully vaccinated persons do not need to wear face masks or physically distance in most settings; and WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of Florida has issued AOSC21-17, which provides that “the judicial branch can now transition to operations where in-person contact is more broadly authorized”; and WHEREAS, AOSC 21-17 directs that the trial courts shall enact new operational protocols no sooner than June 21, 2021, but no later than August 2, 2021, unless an extension is granted; and WHEREAS, the Chief Judge in the F

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